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03/05/2004 Archived Entry: "Kerry starts kicking, Part 2"
Kerry starts kicking, Part 2
I missed this one, from earlier. Go get 'em, Big John.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said President George W. Bush is trying to ``scare America'' and ``change the subject'' by using images of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in ads for his re-election bid.``You understand why he's doing that,'' Kerry said at a rally in New Orleans. ``He can't come out here and talk to you about jobs; he can't come out here and talk to you about protecting the environment,'' said Kerry. ``He can't talk to you about balancing the budget.''
The television ads, which began broadcasting yesterday, signal the start of the general election campaign between Bush, 57, and Kerry, 60, the Massachusetts senator who sealed his bid for the Democratic nomination Tuesday with wins in nine of 10 states. Kerry is making the Iraq war and the 2.3 million job losses during Bush's presidency centerpieces of his campaign.
A group representing 120 families of Sept. 11 victims today called on Bush's campaign to withdraw the ads, which include video of firefighters carrying a flag-draped stretcher through the rubble of the World Trade Center and footage of a fireman's funeral.
``I am outraged at the Republicans for doing this, and I don't like my son being used as a political pawn,'' said Robert McIlvane, who lost his 26-year-old son, Bob, a Merrill Lynch & Co. vice president, in the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people.
Replies: 4 people speak up
I hope he keeps pounding Bush and not let up we don't need another 2000 wimpfest. Kerry was a Sailor...Bush pretended to be an jet pilot, we can't let the rhinestone cowboy make us into wusses! remind everyone you know 9/11 happened because Bush was inept AT BEST at worst.....
Posted by Smafty @ 03/06/2004 04:38 AM NY
I hope he keeps pounding Bush and not let up we don't need another 2000 wimpfest. Kerry was a Sailor...Bush pretended to be an jet pilot, we can't let the rhinestone cowboy make us into wusses! remind everyone you know 9/11 happened because Bush was inept AT BEST at worst.....
Posted by Smafty @ 03/06/2004 04:38 AM NY
Big John vs. little bush
Posted by sin @ 03/06/2004 09:16 AM NY
i wonder, do you think we would be in a war right now if they had crashed those planes into a housing project and killed 3000 poor black people? one thing people have to realize is that this is the ultimate republican issue... "foriegn evildoers" killing rich buisinessmen. of course they are using it in their ads, it probobly cost the bush administration a lot of money to set up those attacks. you cant expect them not to try and collect on that investment come election time... (and yes, i know that the service class workers in that building died too, im not making light of that, but you never hear about them)
Posted by justin @ 03/06/2004 11:20 AM NY
